Metro’s bus system overhaul could be even more far-reaching and include not just changes to current Metrobus routes, but also other transit service across the region.
A presentation on Metro’s “Bus Transformation Project” outlines a strategy meant to respond to changes from decreased ridership due to Metrorail track work to changes in where people live and work.
Changes would be aimed at cutting costs, altering funding formulas for Metrobus service, cutting routes seen as “underused,” adding service on routes seen as crowded and potentially cutting the labor costs required to maintain and run service.
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